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Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013

Variable Details

VariableOVHRS
LabelHow many fewer hours would like to work
Question text How many fewer hours would you like to work in your job?
Responses
1 15
2 55
3 81
4 126
5 425
6 153
7 564
8 521
9 56
10 771
11 17
12 135
13 20
14 76
15 273
16 103
17 45
18 56
19 10
20 367
21 13
22 20
23 3
24 29
25 48
26 3
27 3
28 10
30 48
31 1
32 4
33 1
35 10
36 5
37 3
38 3
39 2
40 33
42 1
43 1
45 4
46 1
48 2
49 1
50 4
60 5
75 4
97 97 or more 0
99 Did not know / No answer 0
-9 Does not apply 92956
-8 No answer 187
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey, April - June, 2013
Interviewer Instructions97=97 hours or more
UniverseAll persons normally resident in private households in Great Britain and (from 1994) Northern Ireland.;National
SamplingSimple random sample;Four sampling frames are used. For Great Britain, south of the Caledonian Canal, the Post Office Address File is used, whilst north of the Caledonian Canal, a random sample is drawn from the published telephone directory. The sample of residents in NHS accommodation is also drawn, unclustered, for the whole of Great Britain using a specially-prepared frame. In Northern Ireland, the source of the sample is the Valuation List used for rating purposes, excluding commercial units and known institutions. Households are interviewed on five occasions at quarterly intervals, thereby introducing a panel element to the survey. For further details see documentation.
Study TypeRepeated cross-sectional study. Data are collected quarterly.
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